[yocto-ab] YP Advisory Board VOTE: Javier Garcia-Lasheras, YP Participant

[Jeff Osier-Mixon]

It has been submitted already, he is just waiting for confirmation

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 6:27 AM, Philip Balister <philip at balister.org>
wrote:

> I can't find the layer in the layer index,
>
> But yes from OpenEmbedded anyway.
>
> Jefro, can you ask him to add it to the layer index.
>
> Philip
>
> On 11/10/2014 08:01 PM, Jeffrey Osier-Mixon wrote:
> > Javier Garcia-Lasheras is restructuring his consulting business around
> > YP, but more than that, he is also issuing a YP layer supporting the
> > open hardware repo at CERN called White Rabbit that provides ultra-high
> > accuracy and precision in distributed systems. This system is used in
> > CERN's Large Hadron Collider as well as at several other major
> > scientific labs.
> >
> > Personally I think that spells AWESOME.
> >
> > Please vote yes/no for Javier as YP Participant.
> >
> > Javier himself: http://www.garcialasheras.com/
> >
> > White Rabbit layer: http://www.ohwr.org/projects/white-rabbit/wiki
> >
> > More info from Javi:
> >
> > Here you have the "meta-spec" layer, hosted on CERN's OHR repository:
> > http://www.ohwr.org/projects/meta-spec/wiki
> > <http://www.ohwr.org/projects/meta-spec/wiki>
> >
> > NOTE: I've requested to OpenEmbedded.org the inclusion of "meta-spec"
> > into the public layer index. It's under revision right now.
> >
> > The meta-spec layer provides Simple PCIe FMC Carrier (SPEC) support to
> > x86 and x86-64 machines. If you are curious about the work we are doing
> > on Open Hardware at CERN, take a look to the included links -- White
> > Rabbit & SPEC are important concepts ;-)
> >
> > The White Rabbit and the SPEC board are being used to synchronize the
> > biggest experimental physics deployments, such as LHC, FAIR... so this
> > layer is aimed to bring Yocto Project to the experimental physics
> > community. Here you have the WhiteRabbit and SPEC user list:
> > http://www.ohwr.org/projects/white-rabbit/wiki/WRUsers
> > <http://www.ohwr.org/projects/white-rabbit/wiki/WRUsers>
> >
> > In addition, the SPEC carrier includes a reprogrammable FPGA. In this
> > version, the bitstream binaries are handled as an already synthesized
> > binary file. I'm currently working as the project manager for the CERN's
> > HDLMake toolchain.
> >
> > HDLMake is a Python tool that CERN uses to perform automated synthesis
> > and simulation from command line. Something similar to Yocto Project,
> > but this case in the "gateware" reign (VHDL, Verilog...).
> > http://www.ohwr.org/projects/hdl-make/wiki
> > <http://www.ohwr.org/projects/hdl-make/wiki>
> >
> > I would like to include FPGA bitstream synthesis support in the
> > meta-spec layer by using HDLMake. In this way, I believe this would be a
> > nice experimental experience with the potential of providing new
> > reconfigurable-hardware features to Yocto Project.
> >
> > The reason I believe the "Yocto Project Participant" consideration would
> > be nice, It's because this would give more confidence to my Yocto
> > Project usage proposal inside the OHR community... but let's see what
> > happens!
> >
> > Best regards and thank you very much!
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From:*Yocto Project*<webmaster at yoctoproject.org>
> > Date: Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 8:09 AM
> > Subject: Advisory Board Ballot: Yocto Project Participant Registration
> > To: jefro at jefro.net
> >
> >
> > Submitted on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 08:09
> > Submitted by anonymous user: [82.213.183.239]
> > Submitted values are:
> >
> >    --Contact information--
> >      Organization / project name: Garcia-Lasheras
> >      Contact name: Javier D. Garcia Lasheras
> >      Contact email address:javier at garcialasheras.com
> > <mailto:javier at garcialasheras.com>
> >      URL to organization or product link:
> > http://www.garcialasheras.com <http://www.garcialasheras.com/>
> >      Registration date: 2014-11-04
> >      Compliance Agreement revision: 1.0
> >
> >
> > Criteria:
> >   - Visibly participating in the Yocto Project community. Please
> > describeyour
> > participation in the comments section below.: Yes
> >   - Working towards and supporting the aims and objectives of the Yocto
> > Project. These include decreasing the fragmentation of embedded
> > ecosystem and
> > focusing around a common shared set of tools, formats and best
> > practices. We
> > want to avoid multiple groups of people repeating the same work and have
> > one
> > set of great tools rather than multiple tools with drawbacks.: Yes
> >   - Committed to promoting the OpenEmbedded architecture, layer model,
> > andBSP
> > format.: Yes
> >   - Are all your publicly accessible layers listed in the OpenEmbedded
> > Layers
> > index (http://layers.openembedded.org
> > <http://layers.openembedded.org/>)?: Yes
> >   - Committed to sending to the open source community any patches to
> > OpenEmbedded-Core, BitBake and other Yocto Project layers.: Yes
> >   - Aiming for compatibility and interoperability among different
> metadata
> > layers.: Yes
> >   - Are a non-profit, small business (up to 80 employees), or existing
> > Yocto
> > Project member organization, or if the project's parent organization is
> an
> > open-source project.: Yes
> > Explanation:
> > I'm an independent consultant focused on embedded systems and a
> passionate
> > Open Science advocate. My skills and services mostly involve embedded
> > linux +
> > FPGA enabled coprocessor.
> > I've pushed Yocto in the local market by spreading the word and providing
> > support services.
> > In addition, I'm currently working on a set of Yocto layers targeted to
> > support White Rabbit protocol enabled platforms inside the CERN's Open
> > Hardware Repository initiative.
> > http://www.ohwr.org/projects/white-rabbit/wiki
> > <http://www.ohwr.org/projects/white-rabbit/wiki>
> > Now, I would like to take the next step by officially becoming a Yocto
> > Project participant and centering my services portfolio around the Yocto
> > ecosystem.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jeff Osier-Mixon @Intel
> > Yocto Project Community Managerhttp://yoctoproject.org
> > <http://yoctoproject.org/>
> >
> >
> >
>



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Jeff Osier-Mixon @Intel
Yocto Project Community Manager http://yoctoproject.org
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